Bengaluru, India 02 August 2017 (NDTV) Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar was raided by taxmen today and picked up for questioning from a luxury resort in Bengaluru where he was staying with 43 lawmakers flown in from Gujarat by the Congress to check a rash of defections. The minister was at the Eagleton Golf Resort since...

Doha 29 July 2017 (NHRC) Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of politicising Qatari nationals in practicing their religious rituals which is severe violations of international laws and agreements that 'guarantee the right to worship". The NHRC said it was "extremely concerned over politicising religious rituals and using Haj to achieve political gains". Qatar's National Human...

Beijing 09 July 2017 The bullet train D2685 leaves Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 9, 2017. LANZHOU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A new high speed railway linking Baoji city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province with Lanzhou, capital of neighboring Gansu Province, started operation Sunday. Thanks to the new route...

Doha 08 June 2017 (NHRC) Mariam Bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, Secretary General, National Human Rights Committee Qatar (NHRC) has said that NHRC is organizing an international conference on freedom of opinion and expression on 24 and 25 of July. She told that over 200 organizations around the world will be participating. In a meeting with Fatou...

Bahawalpur, Pakistan 25 June 2017 Pakistani Media At least 140 people were burnt alive and dozens injured when an oil tanker caught fire and exploded near Bahawalpur where a large number of people had gathered to collect petrol from the overturned tanker, rescue services said. According to details, people from nearby areas were collecting fuel...

Doha 10 June 2017 New research from Akamai Technologies, the global cloud delivery platform, shows Qatar has the highest average internet connection speeds in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. In its Q1 2017 State of the Internet Report, Akamai Technologies reported that Qatar averaged connection speeds of 13.7 Mbps in the first quarter...

US Department of Defense Press Operations 10 Apr 2017 The U.S. military strike against Shayrat airfield on April 6 was a measured response to the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons. The president directed this action to deter future use of chemical weapons and to show the United States will not passively stand by while...

31 March 2017 Daily The News (Pakistan) President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain on Friday has given his assent to Constitution's 28th Amendment bill 2017. The said bills have already got nod from the parliament. After getting signed from the President, the bills have become Act now. Under Constitution's 28th Amendment, military courts have been extended...

Doha 23 March 2017 (QNA) Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of State of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani on Thursday visited 5th Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition (Agriteq 2017), held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani listened to a detailed explanation on various exhibits...

Mumbai 03 Mar 2017 (PTI): Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar, who had hit out at Virender Sehwag for his comments on Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, has said that he takes back his "harsh" words as the cricketer has already clarified his statements. "Since Sehwag undoubtedly a great player has clarified he was just being facetious...